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Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County

Ning'er County
宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县
Autonomous county
Location of Ning'er County (pink) and Pu'er Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
Location of Ning'er County (pink) and Pu'er Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China
Ning'er County is located in Yunnan
Ning'er County
Ning'er County
Location within Yunnan, China
Coordinates: 23°05′N 101°03′E / 23.083°N 101.050°E / 23.083; 101.050
Country China
Province Yunnan
Prefecture Pu'er
530821
Area
 • Total 3,670 km2 (1,420 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 184,235
 • Density 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code 665100
Area code(s) 0879
Website Ning-er Information Network
1Yunnan Statistics Bureau [1]
2Puer Gov. [2]
3Yunnan Portal [3]

The Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县; traditional Chinese: 寧洱哈尼族彝族自治縣; pinyin: Níng'ěr Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.

The population of the county has a large proportion of native Hani and Yi people in a predominately Han Chinese population. As of 2003 the county records a population of approximately 190,000 people.

Ethnic Bai (population: 5,139) are found in Kesa 克洒, Heping village 和平村, Mengxian township 勐先乡 (Pu'er County Almanac 1993:120).

The Datou 达头 people number 254 persons and are found in Ning'er County and Simao City. They consider themselves to be ethnic Yi, and also speak a Yi language (You 2013:133).

This county gives its name to Pu-erh tea, due to its historical role in the tea trade in Ancient China.

Coordinates: 23°05′N 101°03′E / 23.083°N 101.050°E / 23.083; 101.050


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